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Topic: Photo of the week 612 (July 16, 2016)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 07-16-2016 03:03 AM
   
 The Apollo 9 crew leaves the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at Kennedy Space Center and boards the Astrovan for the trip to Launch Pad 39A on March 3, 1969. The crew is accompanied by Alan Shepard, Chief of the Astronaut Office. |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 07-16-2016 04:06 AM
The photography on that mission was, in my opinion the best to that date. Amazing flight. Thanks Ed. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 07-16-2016 05:19 AM
I like the sign "Pedestrian Crossing."Did both astronauts (Dave Scott and Rusty Schweickart) wear a red-color outer helmet during their stand-up EVA? I don't believe those red outer helmets were used during other missions? |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 07-16-2016 05:34 AM
The "red color outer helmet" or LEVA was flown on all Apollo EVA missions only on later flights the visor assembly was covered with white beta cloth.If you check out images of Armstrong's visor at the National Air and Space Museum you will see the characteristic red colour on the interior. |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 07-16-2016 07:02 AM
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Originally posted by Mike Dixon:
The photography on that mission was, in my opinion the best to that date.
When it comes to showing astronauts at work, the photography was at least as good as the ground (space?) breaking work on Gemini 4; and it was far and away the best when it came to showing spacecraft at work. My favorite shot is for some reason difficult to find in high-resolution.By the way, I remember seeing an obituary on cS a few years ago of the gentleman who is probably holding the door open for the astronauts. He did that, and other more substantial duties, for many flights. |
Headshot
Member Posts: 864
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 07-16-2016 08:30 AM
Nice image! I have never seen the walkout from that vantage point before.One would have thought that some wag would have put a cover over that sign, just for a hour or so, that read, "Astronaut Crossing." |
astroborg
Member Posts: 200
From: Woodbridge, VA, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 07-16-2016 09:37 AM
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Originally posted by stsmithva:
My favorite shot is for some reason difficult to find in high-resolution.
How about here? |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 07-16-2016 09:52 AM
On Flickr, you can also find panoramas made of the EVA... great stuff as the moon was visible! Did they just drop the lower stage of the lunar lander or really fired the engine to separate the upper part? |
JohnPaul56
Member Posts: 180
From: Montclair, NJ, USA
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted 07-16-2016 01:52 PM
I'm surprised!!! On the anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, I thought we'd have a rare image from the flight! |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 07-16-2016 02:46 PM
Everybody and his brother is posting Apollo 11 images today...  So I chose something else. |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 07-16-2016 03:21 PM
Great photo! And yes, I expected an Apollo 11 photo, but this is awesome! |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 07-16-2016 07:44 PM
Ed, I agree with your choice. |
Rolf
Member Posts: 21
From: Netherlands
Registered: May 2007
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posted 07-17-2016 06:23 AM
After Apollo 9 I was thrilled to see the color pictures of the CSM and LM in orbit. In those days magazines like Life, Time, Newsweek and Paris Match were our sources. |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 07-17-2016 08:23 AM
Great choice, Ed!With Shepard joining the Apollo 9 crew, it was almost a preview of a rumored Apollo 13 crew. |
DG27
Member Posts: 173
From: USA
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 07-22-2016 01:43 AM
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Originally posted by Rick Mulheirn:
The "red color outer helmet" or LEVA was flown on all Apollo EVA missions only on later flights the visor assembly was covered with white beta cloth.
Yes the color of the visor assembly shell was red for both the LEVA (Lunar Extravehicular Visor Assembly) used on Apollo 11 to 17), and for the EVVA (Extra Vehicular Visor Assembly) used on Apollo 9. However it is interesting to note that the size, shape and material of the shell were different between the two types of visor assemblies. The EVVA on Apollo 9 has the visors mounted on the outside of the shell, whereas the LEVA has the visors mounted under the shell which gives them more protection and allows for more thermal insulation. The LEVA shell was made larger and a different shape to go over the visors and still wrap around the neck ring resulting in a step or undercut in the rear and sides of the shell. In contrast the EVVA shell was a close fitting shell over the pressure helmet dome. The EVVA shell was fiberglass and the LEVA shell was thermally formed plastic. It is also interesting to note that the EVVA used on Apollo 9 was a reworked version of the EVVA for the A6L suit by replacing the HT-1 nomex neck collar with a beta cloth neck collar. If the tragic Apollo 1 fire had not occurred the EVVA with the red outer shell would have been used on the lunar missions. That is a great picture, one I had not seen before. I always look forward to seeing something different. |
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